Exhibitor.



M. PERRETEN.

EXHIBITOR.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.4. x914.

Patented Oct, 30,1 17.

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MICHAEL PERRETEN, 0F ALLIANCE, OHIO.

EXHIBITOR.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented Oct. 30, 1917.

Application filed December 4, 1914. Serial No. 875,418.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, MICHAEL PERRETEN, a citizen of the Republic of Switzerland, residing at Alliance, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Exhibitors, of which the following is a specification.

T he exhibitor which is the subject matter of the present application for patent is intended more particularly for use in connection with telephones, it being designed to hold a plurality of slips containing the names and telephone numbers of any desired parties.

The invention has for its object to provide a device of the kind stated by which a large number of slips may be conveniently displayed, and one which is simple and compact in structure.

This object is attained by means of a novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device; Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section thereof, and Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

In carrying out the invention there is provided a holder for slips 5 containing the names and addresses, aswell as the phone number of any desired parties, said holder comprising a rotatable drum having means for supporting the slips. This drum has end walls composed of disks 6, which are connected by longitudinal cross strips 7, said strips being arranged cylindrically to form the peripheral portion of the drum, the strips being made fast to the end disks in any suitable manner. As shown in Fig. 3, the strips are trapezoidal in cross-section, they having a greater width at one longitudinal edge than at the opposite longitudinal edge. The strips are set close together, with the narrow edge of one strip abutting against the wide edge of the adjoining strip. By thus shaping and arranging the strips there is formed in the periphery of the drum a series of parallel, longitudinal recesses 8, in which the slips 5 are placed. In order to retain the slips in the recesses, there is mounted and made fast on the pe.

encircles the periphery of the drum mid- 1 way between the ends thereof, which strip divides the recesses 8 into two sets. The length of the slips 5 is such that when they are placed in the recesses, their ends come beneath the intermediate strip 10 and one of the end strips 9. Thus, the drum holds two sets of slips. The strips 9 and 10 may be of leather.

The drum is supported in a stand comprising a base 11, end walls 12 rising therefrom, and a back wall 13. Thus, the stand is open in front and at the top to leave the drum exposed. The end disks 6 carry journals 14: which are supported in bearing recesses 15 in the top edge of the end walls 12 of the stand. These journals rotatably support the drum so that it is free to be turned to bring any of the slips 5 into view. The journals may be ordinary screws as shown, the end disks 6 having center reinforcements 16 into which the screws pass.

I claim:

An exhibitor comprising a rotatable drum composed of end Walls and cross strips extending therebetween and arranged cylindrically to form the peripheral portion of the drum, said strips being wider at one longitudinal side edge than at the opposite longitudinal edge, and set so that the narrow edge of one strip abuts against the wide edge of the adjoining strip and leaves a portion of the latter exposed, the outer faces of the strips and said exposed side portions defining longitudinal recesses in the periphery of the drum, and encircling retaining strips mounted on the periphery of the end walls of the drum, and having a width greater than the width of said walls to overhang the end portions of the recesses.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL PERRETEN. Witnesses H. C. KOEHLER, WILIJLAM L. HART.

homes of this patent may be obtained. for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner or Eateries. Washington, D. G. 

